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Bill: Identity Card Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2046
Description[?]:
| This Bill proposes that: 1. All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them. 2. The ID card be accepted as an alternative to Drivers Licences and passports for proof of age matters. 3. The card contain important information such as blood type, Social security details etc etc. BUT, having this information on the card would be optional and not visible on the card, rather it would be stored on a computer chip that could be read by swiping the card into a machine. Any information on the card would be password or pin number protected...except any details that the owner of the card may wish to readily accesible, like blood type, information on allergies etc etc. 4. The card be multi-purpose - Ie: It could be used as a library card, public transport card, etc etc, thus providing convenience and saving wallet space. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:54:45, May 01, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Republic Independent Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | This bill would allow for security of a single person to be infringed upon if lost or stolen, will it not? Until there is more security measures in place i will not support the bill in its current state. |
| Date | 04:59:48, May 01, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | Good point. |
| Date | 16:20:59, May 01, 2005 CET | From | Social Democrat Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | I'm not sure about this. It seems ok but I will wait to decide until I see if anyone can spot any problems with it. |
| Date | 16:33:37, May 01, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | Sure thats fine. I may consider only having the ID cards issued on a voluntary basis rather than to everyone. |
| Date | 20:35:35, May 01, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Republic Independent Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | That is better I think, and how about a protection clause where if this card is lost or stolen, pertinent agencies will be notified. Also please include that if the databases of those agencies are infringed upon where as a security breech is noticed, the public shall be notified within 10 days, and within 20days the government will impose a fine of 50,000 dollars if not notified, and if the public is not notified after 120 days of the security breech, the fine will jump to 120,000 dollars. Then if the agency does not notify the public after that the company will be shut down for non-disclosure of a security breech. |
| Date | 09:02:58, May 02, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | Point of Information: A similar bill to issue out ID cards was proposed by the BTP and was voted down, though in fairness that bill required all persons to carry the ID cards and did not specify a multi purpose use for them. |
| Date | 16:43:08, May 02, 2005 CET | From | Benevolent Totalitarian Party - FLF | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | Actually, we DID specify a multi purpose use for them. Though, like you said, our bill required all persons to carry the ID. We will, of course, support this bill. |
| Date | 21:28:44, May 02, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Identity Card Act |
| Message | We'll back this measure. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 59 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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